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January 24, 2006

Wikilaw -- Open Content Legal Resource

Hmm. There are Wikis for practically everything else, so why not legal information? At the same time, do I want to go to an open-edit site for information for which I normally pay a zillion dollars an hour to a...

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November 11, 2005

FindLaw Launches Family Law Center

FindLaw has launched a family law subcenter of its giant law site. You can check it out at http://family.findlaw.com/. The site has five broad categories divided up into many sub-categories; the five broad categories are Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support,...

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October 31, 2005

Finding Copyrights and Trademarks for Free

The Virtual Chase has an article by Genie Tyburski on finding copyright and trademark information for free. It too is free and available at http://www.virtualchase.com/articles/finding_copyrights_trademarks.html. The article is divided up into three sections: Copyright Research, Trademark Research, and When To...

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December 21, 2004

Supreme Court Case Previews Now Available

The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School is now offering free previews of high-provile Supreme Court cases before the are argued and ruled on. The previews are available without cost at http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/ and by fahree e-mail subscription....

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November 29, 2004

Weblogs By Law Professors For Law Professors

Well, this is nifty. Law Professor Blogs http://www.lawprofessorblogs.com/ is a network of blogs by law professors. Current blogs include white collar crime, health law, and sentencing law. Others are scheduled to start in January 2005....

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November 26, 2004

Law.com Launches Blog Network

Last week Law.com launched a blog network, providing pointers to a number of Weblogs on legal topics. Topics covered include constitutional law, law technology, and litigation. You can get a roundup of blog highlights and pointers at http://blogs.law.com . This...

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November 17, 2004

Gallery of Victorian Prisoners Online

The National Archives of the UK is now offering an exhibit of photographs and case details of prisoners in Wandsworth Prison during the Victorian era. The photographs date from 1872 and 1873. While the case information is free, downloading the...

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July 15, 2004

Top 50 Law Blogs

A list of the top 50 Law 'blogs according to the EDD Information Exchange, from Abstract Appeal to The Volokh Conspiracy....

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March 31, 2004

FindLaw Launches New FindLaw for the Public

FindLaw has announced a new "FindLaw for the Public" Web site with lots of new content including a variety of state-specific legal content and expanded general legal content. It's available at http://public.findlaw.com/. From the front page you'll find a subject...

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December 16, 2003

Surfwax Launches Free Version of LawKT Service

Surfwax has launched a free version of their LawKT service. The free service allows a user to search an index of over 60,000 law firm publications from over 280 law firms. There's also a legal news section that aggregates news...

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July 18, 2003

Tech Headlines, Law and Legal Headlines

Yeah, I'm a news junkie. As if you didn't know. If you're into tech news and legal news, check out the Daily Whirl and Daily Rotation, which offer headlines from literally hundreds of sites. The Daily Rotation, at http://www.dailyrotation.com ,...

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July 08, 2003

Oyez Releases Supreme Court MP3 Files

The Oyez project has released its first set of Supreme Court oral arguments in MP3 audio. The arguments cover court cases from the 50s to the 70s and are available at http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/nitf/273/. Cases are listed on this page in alphabetical...

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January 31, 2003

Legal Blog Roundup

I don't get to cover these over all LLRX anymore, so let me mention 'em here. Here are a few legal 'blogs you might want to know about: The Trademark Blog -- http://trademark.blog.us/blog/ -- Covers with extensive commentary various...

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January 20, 2003

A Century of Lawmaking For A New Nation Updated

The Library of Congress has updated their collection, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/ . New materials at this collection include the twenty-five-volume Letters of Delegates to Congress (1774-89) published by the Library of Congress,...

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April 17, 2002

Civil Liberties Docket Archive

The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley has launched The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Archives at http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/meiklejohn/project.html"> . . This site includes legal briefs, transcripts, and motions in cases reported in the Civil Liberties Docket since 1955. The...

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April 16, 2002

Louisiana Colleges and Universities Start Intellectual Property Site

Fifteen institutions across Louisiana have started The Louisiana IP Directory at http://louisianaip.org/ . This site contains a directory of intellectual property managers at institutions in Louisiana as well as a directory of patents held by Louisiana institutions. The patents can...

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January 31, 2002

University of North Texas Creates Historical Law Resource

The University of North Texas has digitized Gammel's Laws of Texas, Volumes 1-10, and made them freely available at http://texinfo.library.unt .edu/lawsoftexas/. The Laws were published at the end of the 19th century and encompass a wide variety of laws, including...

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April 17, 2000

The Supreme Court Web Site is UP!

The Supreme Court Web site is now up at http://www.supremecourtus.gov . I know there's been a lot of interest in this one so let me take a quick look at it and give you some thoughts. Docket Information has its...

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January 27, 2000

Patent Law site

Interested in patent law? Check out http://www.patentlawlinks.com , a browsable subject directory of patent law links. Links include worldwide patent office sites, legal search engines, legal templates, and patent law firms. The also offer what appears to be a mailing...

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November 05, 1999

Lois Law Announces Vermont Series

Loislaw.com ( http://www.loislaw.com/ ) announced yesterday the Internet release of the LOIS Professional Library Vermont Series. The series includes the following databases: Vermont Supreme Court case law from 1946 to present Vermont State Court Rules Vermont Statutes with electronic annotations...

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November 02, 1999

Legal Form Source

Check out this search engine for legal forms on the Internet. (Just remember, I'm not a lawyer, and forms are not a substitute for adequate legal counsel. Or something. :->) http://www.findforms.com/ ....

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